This short propaganda film (agitka) tells the tale of a Jew who survives a pogrom and becomes a leader in the Red Army. Intended to indoctrinate Soviet citizens by showing heroic examples of conversion to the Revolutionary cause, the agitka (agitation pieces) were originally screened on Russian 'film trains.' A rare portrait of a Jewish character in early Russian cinema.

Selected Screenings

Vienna Jewish Film Festival (1996) Barbican Center for the Arts, London (1996)

NCJF Film Restoration

Preservation and Restoration funded by MCA / Universal.

Special thanks to The American Film Institute, Brandeis University, The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Council on the Arts and Humanities, The National Endowment for the Arts with additional support from Witcom Associates, Charles Casper, Shaul Goskind and Natan Gross.